list1 = [1,2,3,4,5]
list2 = list1.insert(-1, 100)
list2 = [1,2,3,4,100,5]
I didn't understand why the result becomes like above, but now I get it. Thanks to all of you, truly I am.
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1`insert()` function insert value at `len(list) - position`. – the.salman.a Mar 21 '18 at 11:36
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1Possible duplicate of [Negative list index?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11367902/negative-list-index) – user202729 Mar 21 '18 at 11:36
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2Can You try with different negative values? -2, -3, -4, -5 ? Check the result and You will get the answer. Good luck. – zolv Mar 21 '18 at 11:36
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1@zolv Trial-and-error is not the best way to learn programming. Read the documentation is better. – user202729 Mar 21 '18 at 11:52
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the minus index counts from the right. So you're insert is inserting before the last item on the list. To add an item to the end of the list use:
list1.append(100)
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